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APPLIOATION FILED ma. e

L'Ll IEEEH miran 'STATES PATENT oFFroE.j

t HERBERT A. METCALF, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS. i

Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1 1, A1908.

Application med March e, 1901, serial 110,361,002. Renewed :im 1s, 190s.serial No. 439,231.

rovide comb with removable ornamental plates for the back of the comb atthe top, so that a plurality of s uch plates might be used successivelywith a comb of ordinary construction, provided with recesses to receivethe engagmg member.

One of the main objects of this invention isto provide novel means forproducing an interlocking connection between the ornamental plates andthe comb proper, the cleinents forming the interlocking co'nnection beinreadil disengaged to ermit the subg Y s s i 1P stitution of anornamental p ite.`

A further object of this invention is to provide an interlockingr meanswhich is retained in operative posltion by reason of the resiliency ofthe material from which the comb and plate are made, so that theinterlocking connections may be sprung into place by )ressure on thesaid late or comb.

A still iurther object of this invention is to provide a comb ofthe'character described which will prove economical in use, in thatdifferent eflects may be obtained by simply substituting one of theinexpensive lates for any other plate that is temporariiy attached tothe comb, and it affords a readyv means for changing the ornamentalfeature of the comb so that it will coincide in color or eilect with thecostume to be worn.

lYit-h the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consistsin the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to beherelnafter more fully set forth and claimed whereby a combof the character indicated may be produced which will possess advantagesin points of eficiency, and in inexpensive construction.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote corresponding partsin the several views, and in whlch- Figure 1, is atop plan view of theremovable plate.. Fig. 2, 1s a view in elevation of t-he back of thecomb showing a fragment of the ornamental plate applied thereto andillustrating the aperture 1n the body of the comb for receiving theretaining members of the plate. F 3, is a top plan view of the plate andcomb in assembled relation.

In these drawings, A, denotes the combl having an ordinary head or top.provided.l

with an aperture B, and with the exce tion of these apertures, the combmay be o any ordinary construction or configuration.

The ornamental removable late C, preferably consists of material whlchhas a oertain amount of resiliency and it will be found desirable, it isbelieved, to construct the said plate ofthe same material as' the comb.The said plate is provided with suitable ornamentations or settings ofprecious or semi-precious stones or it may be etched or otherwiseornamented and it will be understood that it is the Jurpose of theinventor to produce these p ates in sets or inde endcnt of the comb sothat they may be so d as a separate article of commerce if need be, solon@` as they are provided with means for attaching them to the comb.The said plates C, are provided with lugs D, which may be integral withor attached to the said plates arid the said lugs D, have shoulders d,which are designed to overiie and engage the inner surface of the combafter the said lufrs have been 'inserted in the apertures B, oiP thecomb. The edges of the said lugs are held in engagement with the innerwalls of the aperture', by reason of the tendency of the material tomaintain a position in which it is molded although, o course, the saidmaterial has a certain resiliency which would permit the lugs toregister with the apertures when the plate is slightly pressed, toreduce the curve of the plate it beingunderstood, as stated, that theplate will spring to its normal position as soon as pressure 1s removedand as it does resume its normal position it will have a tendency todraw the shoulders of the lugs into the position shown in Fig. 3, whendisengagement of the said lugs iiom the comb will be obviated, except bythe application of' pressure as heretofore indicated.

`oein T rprovided with inwardly positioned shoulders, the flexibility ofthe members 10 tending to retain the lugs in engagement with the comb. l

HERBERT A. METCALF. Witnesses:

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